Lord Timothy Dexter was, by most accounts, a living embodiment of irony.
Many of the ev.
But for all of his quirks, he also seems to have been something of a cruel prankster.
A farm laborer, with little schooling to speak of, Dexter catapulted himself into the \'Who\'s Who\' of 18th Century New England society through numerous trading endeavors of all sorts.
Time and time again he beat insurmountable odds (often, it seems, without realizing they existed) and came out on top (and flush with cash).
Lord Timothy Dexter was, by most accounts, a living embodiment of irony